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The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture by Victor Papanek
RRP: $25.33$16.77Whether it's horror at plastic littering the world's beaches, or despair at the melting of the polar ice caps, the world is gradually waking up to the impending climate disaster. In The Green Imperative, Papanek argues for design that addresses these... -
Modern Originals: At Home with MidCentury European Designers by Leslie Williamson
RRP: $78.00$57.31This gorgeously photographed volume features the under-published private spaces of both the icons and unknown vanguards of European mid-century architecture and design. In keeping with the functional beauty of mid-century design, Handcrafted Modern:... -
Vintage Knitwear: Collecting and wearing designer classics by Marnie Fogg
RRP: $39.00$26.81Foreword by Kaffe Fassett A visual journey through the decades, Vintage Knitwear takes a close look at the key periods, significant styles, iconic designers and cultural influences in fashion knitwear.Organized chronologically, this book enables the... -
Christian Louboutin by Christian Louboutin 9780847836512
RRP: $224.25$162.69An extraordinary monograph created by Christian Louboutin, renowned for his beautifully crafted handmade shoes, in particular his elegantly sexy stilettos. This stunning volume, with a fanciful and intricate pop-up, an elaborate foldout cover, and... -
The Design Way: Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World by Harold G. Nelson
RRP: $46.80$32.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262526708Author Harold G. NelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm -
20th Century Alcohol & Tobacco Ads. 40th Ed. by Steven Heller
RRP: $48.75$36.31Vices or virtues: drinking and smoking provided marketers with products to be forged into visual feasts. In this lush compendium of advertisements, we explore how depictions of these commodities spanned from the elegant to the offbeat, revealing how... -
Decolonizing Design: A Cultural Justice Guidebook by Elizabeth
RRP: $44.85$29.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262047692Author ElizabethFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Designing for Interdependence: A Poetics of Relating by Martain Aavila 9781350337381
RRP: $33.13$29.46Challenging the dominant design paradigm that centres humanity in its practice, Designing for Interdependence puts forward an ecocentric mode of designing that privileges a harmonious relationship between all life forms that share our planet. This book... -
The Fashion Show: The Stories, Invites and Art of 300 Landmark Shows by Ian Webb
RRP: $58.50$41.48This is your invitation to the front row. Spanning over seven decades and 300 shows, this beautiful book tells the story of the high fashion catwalk. Through this inspirational collection of fashion show invites and tales from fashion week, curator and... -
History of Press Graphics. 1819–1921 by Alexander Roob 9783836507868
RRP: $117.00$76.46In today's world of instant snapshots, 24-hour news, and round-the-clock connectivity, an illustrated press where the images are as important as the text has become an increasingly rare art form. This far-reaching compendium celebrates the golden age of... -
Stourhead: Henry Hoare's Paradise Revisited by Dudley Dodd
RRP: $78.00$58.48'Brings both house and garden vividly to life... A magnificent achievement' Gardens Illustrated 'A finely crafted work... it is an important record of the history of one of the country's most splendid estates' The English Garden The Palladian house... -
POP: How Graphic Design Shapes Popular Culture by Steven Heller 9781581157154
RRP: $37.03$30.89"Pop culture is often maligned as fleeting, but history shows that sometimes what is pop in one culture has time-honored resonance in later ones. This book is an attempt to show that pop culture, especially as seen through the lenses of design,... -
Designing in Dark Times by Virginia Tassinari
$32.00The architectural historian and critic Kenneth Frampton 'never recovered' from the force of Hannah Arendt's teaching at The New School in New York. The philosopher Richard J. Bernstein considers her the most perceptive political theorist and observer of... -
Paula Scher: Twenty-Five Years at the Public, A Love Story by Paula Scher
RRP: $68.25$45.83A larger-than-life figure in the design community with a client list to match, Paula Scher turned her first major project as a partner at Pentagram into a formative twenty-five-year relationship with the Public Theater in New York. This behind-the-scenes... -
Paris Moderne: 1914-1945 by Jean-Louis Cohen 9782080421944
RRP: $107.25$71.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080421944Author Jean-Louis CohenFormat HardbackPage Count 356Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 1400g -
Material Literacy in 18th-Century Britain: A Nation of Makers by Serena Dyer
RRP: $50.68$44.09The 18th century has been hailed for its revolution in consumer culture, but Material Literacy in Eighteenth-Century Britain repositions Britain as a nation of makers. It brings new attention to 18th-century craftswomen and men with its focus on the... -
Fashion and Politics by Djurdja Bartlett
RRP: $73.13$66.42A timely and splendidly illustrated global exploration of the complex intersections of fashion and politics from the mid-19th century to the present day Taking a multifaceted look at a topic of widespread fascination, this pioneering book presents new... -
Illustrated Ivy by Kazuo Hozumi
RRP: $23.40$15.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739897192Author Kazuo HozumiPage Count 1Imprint Herb Lester Associates LtdPublisher Herb Lester Associates LtdWeight(grams) 75gDimensions(mm) 210mm *... -
Critical Design in Context: History, Theory, and Practice by Matt Malpass
RRP: $48.73$42.76Critical Design is becoming an increasingly influential discipline, affecting policy and practice in a range of fields. Matt Malpass's book is the first to introduce critical design as a field, providing a history of the discipline, outlining its key... -
Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close by Hannah Carlson 9781643751542
RRP: $58.50$38.45Who gets pockets, and why?It's a subject that stirs up plenty of passion: Why do men's clothes have so many pockets and women's so few? And why are the pockets on women's clothes often too small to fit phones, if they even open at all? In her captivating... -
Taste: The Secret Meaning of Things: The Secret Meaning of Things by Stephen Bayley
RRP: $58.40$38.57How do we define taste? The only certainty is that it shifts and changes - sometimes abruptly. With the explosion of vulgar consumerism in the mid-nineteenth century, the Victorians seized upon the notion of good taste as a way of codifying... -
Nature by Design: The Practice of Biophilic Design by Stephen R. Kellert
$63.53Biophilia is the theory that people possess an inherent affinity for nature, which developed during the long course of human evolution. In recent years, studies have revealed that this inclination continues to be a vital component to human health and... -
Inspired By India by Phyllida Jay
RRP: $97.40$63.04"It's a fascinating journey, and with pages featuring brilliant images of rubies, emeralds, and Jaipur enamel work, it's a true feast for the eyes." - Natural Diamonds Inspired by India is an exploration of more than six centuries of trade, cultural... -
The Story of the Hermès Scarf by Laia Farran Graves 9781838611460
RRP: $29.23$19.11Sought-after, sophisticated and versatile, the Hermes carre is wearable art that never goes out of fashion. Unveiling the history and artistry of the brand's silk accessory from the first designs in the early twentieth century to today, this fashion... -
Graphic Design, Third Edition: A History by Stephen J. Eskilson
RRP: $78.00$54.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786273970Author Stephen J. EskilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 472Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King Publishing -
Miss Cranston: Patron of Charles Rennie Mackintosh by Perilla Kinchin
RRP: $29.23$24.47Miss Kate Cranston opened four Glasgow Tea Rooms at the end of the 19th century/beginning of the 20th, including the famous Willow Tea Rooms. Ahead of her time, Miss Cranston ensured that her Rea Rooms were designed and furnished by talented young... -
Menswear Revolution: The Transformation of Contemporary Men's Fashion by Jay McCauley Bowstead
RRP: $56.53$50.35In recent years, menswear has moved decisively center stage. Menswear Revolution investigates the transformation of men's fashion through the lens of shifting masculinities, examining how its increasing diversity has created new ways for men to explore... -
Extinct: A Compendium of Obsolete Objects by Barbara Penner
RRP: $68.25$64.58Blending architecture, design, and technology, a visual tour through futures past via the objects we have replaced, left behind, and forgotten. So-called extinct objects are those that were imagined but were never in use, or that existed but are... -
The Ten: How and why we wear the fashion classics by Lauren Cochrane
RRP: $29.23$19.11White T-shirt, Miniskirt, Hoodie, Jeans, Ballet flat, Breton top, Biker jacket, Little black dress, Stiletto, Trench. What are you wearing? In all likelihood, your outfit will feature at least one of these 10 items. Familiar, commonplace, ubiquitous -... -
Speculative Futures: Design Approaches to Navigate Change, Foster Resilience, and Co-create the Citie s We Need by Johanna Hoffman
RRP: $35.08$23.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623177362Author Johanna HoffmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S. -
100 Ideas that Changed Design by Peter Fiell
RRP: $29.23$19.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786273437Author Peter FiellFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King Publishing -
Adam Dant's Political Maps by Adam Dant
RRP: $58.50$40.72A timely, large-format collection of fine art maps from Adam Dant, looking at the fractious world of politics. Adam Dant's Political Maps is an all-new collection of this highly regarded artist's intricate, absorbing and beautiful maps, this time... -
Modern Cambridge Map: Guide to modern architecture in Cambridge by Harriet Thorpe 9781912018185
RRP: $18.53$13.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912018185Author Harriet ThorpeImprint Blue Crow MediaPublisher Blue Crow MediaDimensions(mm) 148mm * 210mm * 5mm -
The East German Handbook by Justinian Jampol 9783836565202
RRP: $78.00$75.89For 40 years, the Cold War dominated the world stage. East and West Germany stood at the frontlines of the global confrontation, symbolized by the infamous Berlin Wall, which separated lovers, friends, families, coworkers, and compatriots. The Wende... -
India in Fashion: The Impact of Indian Dress and Textiles on the Fashionable Imagination by Hamish Bowles
RRP: $97.50$68.68This intoxicating and visually rich volume with texts by experts from India, Europe, and North America is published to accompany a major exhibition that celebrates the long historical contributions that Indian dress, textiles, and embroidery have had on... -
Everyday Fashion: Interpreting British Clothing Since 1600 by Bethan Bide 9781350232440
RRP: $54.58$46.45Ordinary clothes have extraordinary stories. In contrast to academic and curatorial focus on the spectacular and the luxurious, Everyday Fashion makes the case that your grandmother's wardrobe is an archive as interesting and important as any museum... -
Glamour of Bellville Sassoon by David Sassoon 9781851495757
RRP: $68.25$48.42This is the story of Bellville Sassoon, the design house whose name has been synonymous with the world of glamour for the last 50 years. It begins in the couture world of the '50s where straight out of the Royal College of Art, David Sassoon joined... -
The Imaginary Museum: A Personal Tour of Contemporary Art featuring ghosts, nudity and disagreements by Ben Eastham
RRP: $15.58$10.55Join the art critic Ben Eastham on a private tour of an extraordinary museum. Let him walk you through a building constructed from memory and filled with a series of bewildering art works, while he delivers a guide comprised of personal... -
Art, Passion & Power: The Story of the Royal Collection by Michael Hall
RRP: $58.50$43.97"Hall's consummate history is not just the story of the evolution of one of the world's great collections... The book is also a through-the-keyhole insight into the shifting tastes, good or bad, of 1,000 years of monarchs."- The TimesThe Royal Collection... -
Jeans of the Old West by Michael Harris
RRP: $62.38$42.63The ever-popular blue jean originated in the Old West frontier of San Francisco in the late 1800s, and here is an extensive look at the entire era of Old West denim. Gathered from collections around the world, it presents never-before-seen pictures of...